Ralph Artery
Jun 13, 2009
Ralph I. Artery, 76, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born February 11, 1933, in Manderson, Wyoming, to Glenn & Lillian Greenwald. Ralph graduated from Manderson, WY, High School in 1951. Shortly after graduating, he was drafted into the US Army and served during the Korean Conflict. After his...
Henry Carr Zink
Jun 11, 2009
Henry Carr Zink, 76, longtime area resident, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born January 14, 1933 in Cockeysville, Maryland to Henry and Rama (Carr) Zink. Henry married Gloria E. Saxmann on June 13, 1953 in Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church in Cantonsville, Maryland. Following high school he was a member of the Maryland...
Thelma Irene Cook
Jun 8, 2009
Thelma Irene Cook, 88, a lifelong resident of the Goodrich Community, passed away June 8, 2009 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan, CO after a short illness. She was born December 14, 1921 to Charles and Bertha Hunter of Goodrich, CO. She grew up in the area going to the local schools. On June 19, 1955,...
Sadie Riley
Jun 8, 2009
Sadie A. Riley, 70, of Brush, died Monday at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Riley was born Nov. 9, 1938, in Brush, to Isidor and Frances Garcia. She was a member of the Assembly of God. She enjoyed fishing, camping and bingo. She especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Riley is survived by her...
Alyce Lillian Groves
Jun 5, 2009
ALYCE LILLIAN GROVES, 79, longtime area resident, died early Friday morning, June 5, 2009 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 9, 1929 in Marmarth, North Dakota to Allen & Lillian (Holmes) Davis. She graduated from Manual Training High School in Denver in 1947. She married Jess Groves Jr. in Derby, CO on November 23,...
Earlene Eunice Penfold
Jun 5, 2009
EARLENE EUNICE PENFOLD, 81, lifelong area resident, died Friday afternoon, June 5, 2009 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born November 5, 1927 in Wiggins to Walter & Mabel (Stutz) Dodge. She married George Penfold in Fort Lupton on November 27, 1946. The Penfold's farmed until their retirement in 1981. Mrs. Penfold was a member of...
Lila Marie Foiles
Jun 4, 2009
Lila Marie Foiles, 88, of Brush, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Hansen Apartments at Eben Ezer in Brush. She was born May 11, 1921 in Abbott, Colorado to Joseph and Martha (Hauge) Mock. Lila lived most of her life in Washington and Morgan Counties except for the two years she spent at college in California. She graduated from...
Mary Santiago
Jun 1, 2009
Mary Louise Santiago, 65, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home in Colorado Springs. She was born February 13, 1944 to Guadalupe and Juanita (Serrano) Rocha. Mary married Melquides Santiago in Brush in November of 1988. She lived most of her life in Brush but also lived in Colorado Springs. Mary attended Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. She...
Valarie Sue Woodson
May 31, 2009
Valarie Sue Woodson, 53, of Brush, Colorado died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Heer & Dahl Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of the cremation arrangements.
Brenda Nelson
May 31, 2009
Brenda K. Nelson, 51, of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday morning at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born August 9, 1957 in Aberdeen, SD to Melvin and Delaine Maxon. She graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in 1982. She has worked as an accountant for the Cargill Meat Company for the...
Leticia Carranza
May 30, 2009
Leticia Carranza, 66, of Ft. Morgan, died Saturday at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 1, 1943 in Guadalajara Mexico, to Jose and Maria Cerecero. She married Tomas Carranza October 23, 1976 in Guadalajara, Mexico. They moved to Colorado in the late 1990's. She enjoyed taking car rides and spending time with her family. She was a...
Erminia Madrid
May 27, 2009
ERMINIA MADRID, 88, longtime area resident, died late Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 8, 1920 in Talpa, NM to Sufracio & Tereasa (Cruz) Romero. She married Atilano "Bill" Madrid on May 5, 1946 in Las Vegas, NM. They moved to the area from New Mexico in 1946. Mrs....
Samuel L. Baughman Jr.
May 20, 2009
Samuel L. Baughman Jr., 92, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born February 13, 1917 in Selden, Kansas to Samuel and Bessie Baughman Sr. Sam moved from Kansas to Colorado in 1928 to a farm in Northeast Colorado. He then moved to Brush in the early 1950's....
Barbara J. Doty
May 20, 2009
BARBARA J. DOTY, 79, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2009 at her home in Fort Morgan after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 5, 1930 in Simla, CO to George & Esther (Winters) Repp. The family moved to Fort Morgan when she was very young. Barbara attended Fort Morgan schools and after high school...
Harold E. Hansen
May 20, 2009
Harold E. Hansen, 81, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Wednesday evening, May 20, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born March 22, 1928 in Brush to Albert & Esther Hansen. Harold served in the US Coast Guard from 1952 until 1955. On September 12, 1959, Harold married Judy Brascho in Aurora, Colorado. Harold's...
Mary E. Ethier
May 16, 2009
Mary E. Ethier, 81, passed away suddenly early Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the emergency room of the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born January 17, 1928, in Okahumpka, FL, to Harley & Mamie Halligan. Mrs. Ethier was in Fort Morgan visiting her family when she passed away. She has lived in Elk City, OK for...
Hazel Bengtson
May 13, 2009
Hazel Roxine Bengtson, 93, of Loveland formerly of Fort Morgan, CO was born on July 10, 1915 in Colorado Springs to Henry Howard and Goldie (Pickens) Quillen and she went home with Jesus on May 13, 2009 at North Shore Rehab in Loveland. Hazel came to Loveland in 2002 to live with her daughter, but lived most of her life...
Vergie Marie Yearous
May 11, 2009
Vergie Marie Yearous, 90, lifelong area resident, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born February 11, 1919 in Sheridan, Missouri to Ernest and Velvia (Wilson) Cowen. Vergie married John Yearous on January 12, 1939 at the Presbyterian Church in Ft. Morgan. Mrs. Yearous was a member of the United Presbyterian...
Sharon A. Nichols
May 6, 2009
Sharon A. Nichols, 62, passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born September 3, 1946, in Middletown, NY, to Walter & Doris Warren. Sharon married John A. Nichols on August 26, 1973. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, Sharon worked as a seamstress in a clothing factory. The Nichols...
Mary Bauer
May 3, 2009
Mary Bauer. 94. died early Sunday morning, May 3, 2009, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan . She was born December 1, 1914, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, to Louis and Juliann Lantos. At the age of 4, she moved with her family to Colorado, where they bought a 160-acre farm between Fort Morgan and Brush. She often shared...
